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BASE-BALL TALLY-BOARD.

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TO ALL WHOM I .T MAY CONCERN:

Beit'kuown that I, THOMAS L. CANABY, of Brownsburg, in the county of Hendricks, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and improved BaseBall Tally-Board; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,'forming part offthis specification.V

This invention relates to the game of base-ball, and consists in-an'arrangement of pins, and in the use of colored balls thereon, and in a slate or equivalent'marking-surface in combination ltherewith, whereby the game of the contending sidesmay be accurately kept, as well as that of 'each individual player, as will be hereinafter more fully described. A

Figure l represents a plan or top view ofthe board, showing the position andarrangement of the pins and the slate or marking-surfaces for the namespa'nd figures, with the balls in the receptacle provided for them.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through tho line :c :v of iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a slate or marking-surfacofor writing the names of thc players, one si side upon the left.

The letters and figures between (as-1 B, 2 B, $c.,) indicate the particu-lar. positions occupied by the players.

. The horizontal slateor marking-surface, B, is to record the number of runs made by all the players at eaehinning. Y

C is a receptacle for the balls of di'erent colors used on the pins in keeping the account.

D D represent the spaces filled by pins, The pins are attached to a movable board, g, which is raised and lowered by the rings e c. Theyfpass up when raised through holes in the stationary surface-boardf.

Wheii the balls are onthe pins, (as at the close of the game,) the pin's are lowered by depressing thc rings e e, when` the stationary perforated hoardf sweeps the balls from the pins, so that by. in-clining the board they roll into the receptablo C. I

The account of the gaine is kept m the following manner: A y

After deciding which side has .the rst inning, they bat or strike in the order inwhich their names appear on the slate. The first player who bats and is successful in'getting home is entitled to a. blue ball, which must be put en the iirst row of pins and opposite his'name. The second, third, die., in like manner. But wli'enever a striker is put out'in any one of the different modes prescribed by the laws of the game, place a black ball on the pinopposite his name, which shows him the first one out."

If any-one or more of the players (having the bat) are lucky enough te make iive successive runs before three shall have been put out, (or black-balled.) as above described, Lhen remove the four blue balls from their pins and give him a white ball or tally, awhite ball being equivalent to five blue balls The outside row ol' pins on the right and left are for green balls to keep an account of the ilies" caught during the game by the outs."

I A green ball is always followed by a black ball, the black being put on the pin of batter caught out.

Whenever three of the batters have been decided out, and the umpire cries Side out,'place a yellow ball on the pin opposite the name of the player who batted last. This shows who struck last at that inning. This method of keeping thega'me applies of course to both sides or sets of players.

The slate B is for the purpose of recording the runs 4made by all the players at each inning.

By counting the blue and the white balls (should there be any) on the pins pcrpendicularly, they will show how many runs have been made at each inning, and by counting them horizontally'they will show how many runs cach player has made during the gaine, while cach pin shows honrmany runs" and iouts he made in each separate inning. l

-A permanent record of each game may be kept by transferring the results to a blank book.,

By this method, the operationof keeping the game is greatly facilitated. while perfect accuracy is insured.

de upon the right and the other I claim` as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1; The use of the wire pins and variously-colored' balls; as represented at D D and C for keeping game in base-ball playing, substantially as described'.

2. The use of movable or adjustable pins for keeping game, and the method of clearing the balls from tho pins, substantially as described.

3. The arrangement of the pins on the board, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. Y 4. The slate orotller marking-surface, in combination with the pins and ball, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and described.`

THOMAS L. CANARY. Witnesses:

Jssss R. COPE, CYRUs N. HUNT. 

